London Undone

St Michael Paternoster Royale

The movement and colours of the magnificent modern windows of this Christopher Wren church are a sight for sore eyes as the scenes they depict slowly emerge the more you look at them. Look closely at another window and you'll see the story of local man Dick Whittington. He was real!

Churches

Christchurch Greyfriars

Alongside a busy City road stands a ruined Christopher Wren church with plants growing inside it. Listen and you'll find that this is a church with a new and different mission.

Churches

St Margaret Pattens

Another Christopher Wren church, St Margaret Pattens today is dwarfed by the tall buildings around it. Nevertheless its tall lead spire still pricks the City skyline and retains its elegance.

Churches

St Magnus the Martyr Bells

The tower of St Magnus the Martyr contains 12 bells cast in the now defunct Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In this episode, the unusually named Ancient Society of College Youths tell us about the churches wobbling tower and the skills needed to ring them.

Churches

St Magnus the Martyr

Listen to the sounds and the special ceremonies at St Magnus the Martyr. Find out why the congregation takes its prayers to London Bridge.

Churches

St Mary Woolnoth

This week we head to St Mary Woolnoth: austere on the outside, cosy on the inside. This is the only church in the City of London that is the work of Nicholas Hawksmoor.

Churches

City of London Churches – An Introduction

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A […]

Churches

All Hallows by the Tower

This episode tells the story of All Hallows by the Tower. Is this the oldest church in the City of London? Hear about its many American connections and its strange ceremonies.

Industrial

Croydon Airport

Fly back in time to Croydon Airport and the early days of air travel. Find out how those magnificent (wo)men in their flying machines truly did change our lives. Hear […]

Churches

Westminster Abbey – Diamond Jubilee Galleries

To find out about the extraordinary treasures contained within […]

second world war

The Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge

When we think about the Royal Air Force we think about aeroplanes in the skies… think again! Deep underground the plotters and controllers of the Royal Air Force managed air […]

second world war

Clapham South Deep Shelter

A shelter was built underneath Clapham South tube station during the Second World War to protect civilians from aerial bombardment. What was life like deep underground and what happened to […]

second world war

Picturing London, 1940

Doris, Eddie, Vicky, Mary, Les and Leslie share their memories of the London Blitz. They bring some of the art that was created during the war to life.

Open Spaces

Flying High – Birds in the City of London

A group of residents in the City of London discuss what’s happening to […]

London Markets

New Spitalfields Market – Fending off the Supermarket

The rise of the supermarkets over the past 20 years […]

London Markets

New Spitalfields Market

New Spitalfields may sit on the edge of Hackney Downs and the Queen Eilzabeth Olympic Park but walking through ‘buyers walk’ you sometimes feel like you could be anywhere in the world…

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